Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Turtle River B3
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.52101, -94.54001
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Turtle River B3
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,310 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Turtle River B3NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Turtle River B3 · Chippewa National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Turtle River B3
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,310 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.52101, -94.54001
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Turtle River B3 · Chippewa National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTurtle River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPennington · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~19.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.4 mi
- GroceriesLeech Lake Market · ~10.2 mi
- PharmacyMedsave · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital · ~9.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Turtle River B3 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.2 mi straight-line W — Bemidji · CHARGELAB · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 76 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.2 mi — Bemidji, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Bemidji
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.4 mi — Blackduck · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 455704 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Turtle River B3 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBimijiwan Recreation Area · ~5.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBimijiwan · ~5.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Andrusia · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWebster Lake · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
Open Turtle River B3 elsewhere
Other camps near Turtle River B3
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Sky Lake C20~4.5 mi
- Bimijiwan Recreation Area~5.5 mi · fee
- Webster Lake~5.9 mi · fee
- North Twin Lake B9~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Turtle River B3
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Turtle River B3 are set by Chippewa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Turtle River B3
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Turtle River B3
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Turtle River B3
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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